Derby, Iowa is a small rural town located in the eastern part of the state. It is known for its close-knit community and traditional values. Politically, Derby leans to the right with most residents strongly supporting conservative candidates. Local elections often have low voter turnout, but most people are engaged in national politics and tend to be well informed about current events. In recent years, Derby has seen an increased focus on local issues, such as public safety and economic development. The city council works hard to ensure that these issues are addressed and that all citizens can live in a safe and prosperous community.
The political climate in Derby, IA is very conservative.
Lucas County, IA is very conservative. In Lucas County, IA 27.7% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 71.0% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 1.3% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Lucas county remained overwhelmingly Republican, 71.0% to 27.7%.
Lucas county voted Republican in every Presidential election since 2000.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Derby, IA is very conservative.
Lucas County, Iowa is very conservative.
Iowa is leaning conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Derby, Iowa: r R r r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Derby, IA
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 0 contributions totaling $0 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $0 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)